About
Crowe U.K. is a national audit, tax, advisory, and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise, established in 1843. The firm is an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top ten accounting networks in the world, with experienced professionals who specialize in tax compliance and advisory including the taxation of cryptoassets, alongside a Tax Resolutions team who are experienced in helping individuals and businesses regularise their historic tax affairs in relation to crypto investments.
Experience and qualifications
Crowe U.K. LLP has over 100 partners providing a range of financial services including tax, audit, advisory, and consulting. The firm's tax partners are generally either an Associate Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) or a Chartered Tax Advisor (CIOT).
Pete Fairchild, our National Head of Private Clients, works from the London office and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), a fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians and an affiliate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He has won the FM. Taxation award for Private Client Tax Adviser of the Year in 2024, having won for the previous 2 years as well. He, along with the other Crowe U.K. LLP tax partners, oversees the firm's work.
Client focus
Crowe U.K. LLP provides comprehensive accounting services for a range of clients, from individual cryptocurrency investors to small businesses, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm generally deals with high-net-worth individuals on compliance and advisory, as well as helping to resolve HMRC investigations and disputes. As part of the Crowe Global network, the firm provides access to tax advisory services in over 130 countries across all continents, with major hubs in the US, UK and beyond.
Service offerings
Crowe can assist with:
Taxation of cryptoassets including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, and Inheritance Tax
Tax implications of receiving cryptoassets as an income
Tax implications on the purchase and sale of NFTs
Advice on trading and self-employment
Disclosures using HMRC’s Cryptoasset Reporting Facility
Dealing with HMRC nudge letters
Advising on estate planning and the gifting of crypto
Assisting Executors where digital assets are within an estate
